Chapter 49: The heartbeat of forty-nine finally spread like wildfire.

Wen Huai looked subconsciously, but before she could see the name of the aromatherapy clearly, her neck twitched and the electric shock made her stop.

Lu Zhixue's voice came from the other side, approaching from afar.

He glanced at Wen Huai's wrist and asked with a hint of warning: "Are President Xu and Secretary Wen busy?"

Wen Huai was about to say something when Xu Youjing interrupted him: "Yeah, I'm busy selecting products."

He withdrew his hand, and before leaving, he pinched Wen Huai's wrist lightly. Wen Huai was startled, and glanced at Xu Youjing's frosty face but couldn't glare at him.

Lu Zhixue naturally saw it, and his face darkened.

"you!"

"That's a good suggestion." Xu Youjing seemed not to hear and continued talking to Wen Huai. "Let the marketing department focus on it."

Wen Huai responded and reminded him that it was Jiang Xuechao's idea.

"I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me. Tell HR to give me a reward."

"good."

Xu Youjing turned to Lu Zhixue and asked, "Manager Lu, is there anything else?"

Lu Zhixue said in a bad tone: "I'm looking for Secretary Wen."

Wen Huai: "I——"

Xu Youjing declined on her behalf: "Secretary Wen has work to do during working hours."

Xu Youjing gently hooked a finger at her side, out of the counter's blind spot. While Wen Huai was watching, he squinted his eyes and said, "If Manager Lu wants to chat, we can wait until lunch break or after work."

"But..." Lu Zhixue couldn't find a reason for a moment.

Xu Youjing calmly withdrew his gaze, turned around, took a step, and then noticed that someone had not moved, so he stopped deliberately.

"Shall we go, Secretary Wen?"

"Hold on."

Wen Huai chose the latter between the aromatherapy and the documents in her hand. She said to Lu Zhixue, "Manager Lu, please take these aromatherapy scents back to Jiang Xuechao for me and tell her that President Xu has approved her proposal. I'll go find her later."

She caught up with Xu Youjing, who was deliberately slowing down, holding the documents, and left the tea room one after another, leaving Lu Zhixue and a pile of incense alone.

Next to the island platform, Lu Zhixue was sure that he was not seeing things.

Whether it was shaking hands, or when the two walked side by side, Xu Youjing lagged behind by half a shoulder... Thinking back to the last time he went to the office to inquire about Wen Huai's situation, Xu Youjing's various reactions showed that he -

Beast!

Lu Zhixue lost control of his strength and bumped into a bottle of aromatherapy, which fell to the ground and quickly broke into pieces, with the fragrance filling the air.

...

Elevator room.

Xu Youjing took a document and was reading it. Coincidentally, the special elevator arrived first, but Wen Huai had no intention of going in.

"You go first, I'm going to the marketing department, we don't have the same road..."

The rest of her words were cut off outside the elevator as someone in the elevator reached out and pulled her in.

He pressed the corresponding floor of the marketing department and said, "On my way."

Wen Huai: "..."

She was about to say that these documents were urgent, but she saw Xu Youjing holding the document with one hand, signing his name at the end, and taking them in his hand, not letting her take them.

Her heart softened, and she was about to take it, but the phone in her palm stopped moving.

After seeing the message from Lu Zhixue, Wen Huai frowned.

Lu Zhixue: [You have to be careful with Xu Youjing. Don't be alone with him!]

Seeing her hesitant gaze, Xu Youjing turned around: "What's wrong?"

Wen Huai showed him what was on the screen.

"I think I'll have to tell him about our relationship later."

It wasn't intentional to hide it, it was just due to the work environment. If Lu Zhixue hadn't been working at Peak, Wen Huai would have told him.

She sighed, her neck a little sore and she wanted to rub it, "You were really too obvious just now."

Xu Youjing looked over and said, "He likes you."

Wen Huai was stunned for a moment: "Did you hear that?"

"Needless to say." He said depressedly, "The look in his eyes is the same as the one I give you."

"......" Her face flushed, "Don't talk nonsense."

Putting the locked phone into his pocket, Xu Youjing looked away: "You're not going to tell him about our relationship?"

Wen Huai shook his head. "Of course I have to tell you, but I haven't told Miaomiao your true identity yet. I have to let her know first."

Afraid that he might misunderstand, she hurriedly explained, "I couldn't say anything bad about you in that situation yesterday. After all, you are Nandi's friend."

"Um."

Before the elevator door opened, Wen Huai finally took back the stack of documents and held them in her arms. After Xu Youjing left first, she followed him one step behind.

In front of the glass door of the marketing department, before Wen Huai could free his hands, the person behind him grabbed the door handle and pulled it open.

She was shocked and looked around first. Seeing no one was paying attention, she slipped away. When Xu Youjing followed in, her heart was still beating violently and there was no sign of it stopping.

Meeting his raised eyebrows, Wen Huai gave him a warning look.

Because she was avoiding people, she simply turned her eyes away and stood there waiting for him to leave first.

Xu Youjing didn't say anything, and really didn't cross the line again, walking honestly in front.

The marketing department came over with sharp eyes.

It's not that he hasn't seen anything like this before, but President Xu came in person with his secretary. It's just that the listing is approaching, and there were rumors two days ago that "Wings" would be overturned and remade. He was afraid that there would be another final push, so he really couldn't help but pay attention.

"Mr. Xu, you came here in person today. Do you have any instructions?"

Xu Youjing looked around, and Wen Huai spoke at the right time, "The manager's office is the first one on the left."

He nodded and suggested not to leave, but was stopped by the minister.

The director's heart sank as he was met with an oppressive gaze. He put on a smile and said, "This is what happened, Mr. Xu. Director Tan from the Finance Department is in the manager's office. I'll have them—"

"No, it's not two steps away."

Xu Youjing took a step forward with his long legs and took two steps forward the moment the minister hesitated. When he looked up, he could only catch up quickly.

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu!"

The office door was locked. Wen Huai moved aside and Xu Youjing waited behind.

The minister coughed and explained, "The door of this office broke a few days ago, and I forgot to report it."

"I don't know the phone number or who to contact."

"Yes, yes, it's my negligence, wait-"

The door was opened. Wang Huatian frowned and was about to explode, but his expression immediately changed when he saw the person coming.

"Mr. Xu, why are you here?"

Xu Youjing said succinctly: "Looking for you."

"Yes, yes, I asked a stupid question." He made way. "Please come in."

As they passed the door frame, Xu Youjing suddenly asked, "Is the door repaired?"

Wang Huatian was confused, but the minister had sweat on his forehead and was trying to apologize with a smile.

The man across from the desk stood up when he heard the voice, "Mr. Xu."

"Minister Tan is here too."

"Yes, I came to talk to Manager Wang about something, but now that we're done, I'm leaving now."

"Don't leave."

Tan Mingdu took half a step forward and then stopped.

Xu Youjing pointed casually and said, "Sit down and listen together."

"Okay, okay."

When Wang Huatian told them about the idea of ​​changing the car aromatherapy into a sachet that could relieve motion sickness, he was lost in thought and didn't give any ideas, but Tan Ming was a little embarrassed.

"Mr. Xu, let's not talk about the market situation for now. If we really want to do this, it will inevitably take time and money... and the final effect will probably be minimal."

Xu Youjing twirled the gel pen in his hand without looking up. "What do you think, Manager Wang?"

Wang Huatian and Tan Ming exchanged glances, and Wang scratched his face. "I think Mr. Xu's proposal is excellent! It's also very innovative and has great market potential. Currently, most of the popular car aromatherapy products on the market are purchased by users themselves, and the scents they bring home can easily make people with motion sickness even more uncomfortable. If we promote an aromatherapy product that can reduce motion sickness, it would be a real selling point."

“Tsk!”

Tan Ming got anxious and made some noise. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he covered his mouth and turned to the side, "Oh, my bad tooth really hurts."

Xu Youjing suddenly smiled, "Same as that door?"

Wang Huatian:?

Tan Ming:?

minister:......

Wang Huatian changed the subject, "Minister Tan's concerns just now are not well-founded. 'Wings' will be available for sale online in less than twelve days. Composing an aromatherapy fragrance that can relieve motion sickness within twelve days is really too stressful."

“Pah.”

The three people except Wen Huai all looked at the man who was sitting on the chair with his legs crossed and looking leisurely.

They were not against Xu Youjing, but they were under a tight timeline and heavy workload. They were already short of manpower, and it was too much to spend extra money and waste time on something that they didn't know whether it would succeed.

As soon as Xu Youjing took office, several department managers and directors discussed this giant Buddha.

I know that he is ruthless, sharp-eyed, and decisive. I also know that Xu Youjing has always been as sweet-mouthed as honey in the circle. He is merciless even when confronting people close to him. He is not an easy person to get along with.

They had learned this lesson at the last meeting to choose a spokesperson, and they also agreed privately to give in if possible and never confront each other head-on.

Who would have thought that this big Buddha would come to the marketing department on his own today and raise such a big question.

But it has been mentioned. They took people's money, so what can we do?

Wang Huatian immediately said, "I think the tight deadline and heavy workload further demonstrate the importance of our two departments. Don't you agree, Old Tan?"

Tan Ming was still hesitating.

Wang Huatian smiled and said, "Look, Mr. Xu, Tan Ming both said it's okay, so it's definitely okay."

Tan Ming: “I——”

"OK."

Xu Youjing stood up, put the pen that fell on the table into the pen holder, and said casually: "I didn't hold it just now."

“…”

After sending them off, Tan Ming settled the bill: "Do you know how much I'll have to spend if you agree to this?"

"Just be patient, Old Tan." Wang Huatian asked him to sit down. "Just ask someone to do it. If it can't be done, just say we didn't have enough time. If it's done, then everything will be fine. You won't be blamed anyway, right?"

Tan Ming suddenly understood: "Oh my god!"

..

In the elevator, Xu Youjing was thinking about something and didn't say a word until the elevator reached the top floor.

The elevator door opened, and he walked out with her without Wen Huai's reminder.

"How long has Tan Ming been at the top?"

Wen Huai made a rough calculation and said, "About fifteen years."

"Where's Wang Huatian?"

"Fifteen or sixteen years."

She explained the personnel files she had seen to him: "They all joined the company at the same time, and all were promoted to department manager and department head positions after ten years of work. Because the Finance Department manager position had been vacant, even though Department Head Tan's title wasn't manager, all other criteria were based on the same level."

"Um."

There was no further follow-up, and Wen Huai avoided the people around him and did not ask any more questions.

At the office door, she wanted to put down the documents first, but was stopped by Xu Youjing.

"Come in."

Wen Huai thought he still had work to do: "What's wrong?"

Xu Youjing took the door from her hand, closed it and locked it.

Wen Huai paused: "I haven't submitted the documents yet."

"Jiang Han sent it."

As he spoke, he took the phone and pressed the voice button, saying six simple and clear words: "The documents on the desk have been delivered."

He casually placed his phone on the table and pointed at the sofa: "Come sit here."

Wen Huai did as he was told, not knowing what he was going to do.

After she sat down, Xu Youjing took the pillow and placed it in the space behind her waist, then walked behind her.

"what are you up to?"

"Don't move."

Wen Huai felt his hand on his shoulder, and then his fingers massaged the sore area.

"Is this the place?"

"How did you know?" she gasped. "Be gentle."

"I'll be gentle." His fingers massaged methodically. "How about this?"

"Can."

After adjusting the strength, Xu Youjing answered her question: "I noticed it in the tea room. Were you scared by Lu Zhixue?"

Wen Huai curled his lips silently: "No, I didn't sleep well last night."

Xu Youjing's voice tightened: "Because of that scumbag?"

"No...cough." She lowered her eyes.

last night--

In a fit of rage, she asked Xu Youjing if she could hold him. Before he could answer, she hugged him. By the time he came to his senses, she had already run away, without even taking the Chinese medicine.

Later, Xu Youjing was afraid that she would be embarrassed, so he did not go to see her off in person, and asked Aunt Ping to watch her drink the Chinese medicine before leaving.

Later that night, she smelled the aromatherapy and kept her eyes open until after two o'clock before she felt sleepy.

Three hours before going to bed, all Wen Huai could think about was his slender waist.

It looked so thin, and it was so delicate when I held it, but when I touched it, I was surprised to feel its strong muscles and strength.

Xu Youjing was very patient: "Hmm?"

Wen Huai was embarrassed to say it, but he didn't want to change the subject to avoid him, so he just said, "Don't ask."

There was no sound above his head, and Wen Huai thought he really didn't want to ask anymore. The next second, someone's hidden temptation quietly fell into his ears:

"Do you still want to hug me now?"

"You...cough cough cough——"

Wen Huai was choked by her saliva and couldn't speak, her face flushed red. Xu Youjing quickly squatted down and patted her back, asking with concern: "Did you choke? Are you feeling better?"

"Go away."

The weak rejection was more like the shyness after having his true feelings exposed.

Xu Youjing curled his lips: "Why are you so timid?"

Wen Huai tried to push his hand away, but failed.

"Stop talking."

"No more talking, are you feeling better?"

"Um."

He squatted in front of the sofa, "You——"

The sudden vibration from the table interrupted what he had just said. Xu Youjing went to get it, came back and sat on the sofa next to Wen Huai, and pressed the hands-free button.

"A Jing, are you and Xiao Ai busy?"

"Are you looking for me or..." Xu Youjing glanced sideways, "Xiao Ai?"

Wen Huai frowned slightly, looking annoyed at him but not really angry.

"Aren't you the boss? All the capable ones arrange business trips for my granddaughter-in-law. If I have something to do, I will definitely ask if you are busy first, right?"

Li Changying's teasing made the person who was listening to the phone blush. He didn't dare to look into Xu Youjing's eyes. Wen Huai was almost ripe.

Xu Youjing held up his phone and wanted to pinch her face when he saw this scene. But now... He sighed and said, "I was wrong. Grandma, if you have something to say, just say it. I'm not busy now."

"I'm not busy. I'll call Xiao Ai and talk to her."

Wen Huai held Xu Youjing's wrist, "Grandma, I'm here."

"Xiao Ai?" Li Changying paused for a moment, then reacted and her tone changed. "You and A Jing are together, so why didn't this guy tell me at the beginning? Why did he go around in circles with me?"

Wen Huai explained that he had a stiff neck and he was massaging himself.

After he finished speaking, there was no sound from the other side.

The two looked at each other and looked at the screen at the same time.

The phone was not hung up.

"Grandma?" Wen Huai called tentatively.

"Yes, yes." She couldn't hide her smile. "Grandma, if there's anything else, it's your birthday soon, so why not come over to my house for dinner?"

"OK."

The two chatted for a while before Li Changying reluctantly hung up.

Wen Huai looked at the time and found that he had been in for almost ten minutes. Without any further delay, he returned the phone to him and was about to leave.

I pressed the door handle and the person behind me reminded me, "Let's leave at 11:30 this afternoon for our meeting with Hengyuan."

There was still an hour until half past eleven, so she said hello and opened the door to go out.

As soon as the door closed, Jiang Han pushed it open and came in.

When Xu Youjing heard the voice, he thought it was Wen Huai. He turned around with a smile, but his smile froze when he saw who it was.

"What?" He said angrily.

"..." Jiang Han's face remained calm. "I'm seeing some progress in the investigation you asked me to investigate into Tang Lianfeng. Not only did he sexually harass female employees, but he also resigned from Dongyang due to embezzlement of project funds. He even exploited his position to profiteer and promote others to higher positions. We've found evidence for all of this. Mr. Xu, are you going to hand it over to the police?"

Xu Youjing glanced at him briefly, his cold brows and eyes full of frost.

He turned and walked towards the window, saying quietly, "Find someone to beat him up and then call the police."

"OK."

-

The meeting with Zhou Zhiyuan of Hengyuan Group ended in just lunch time. Afterwards, Xu Youjing drove away and headed to the suburbs instead of returning to the company.

Wen Huai recognized that this was the road leading to the Peak Technology Department's testing ground.

In the laboratory, they were led by staff to visit a series of operational experiments on fully autonomous driving.

The numbers on the big screen showed the number of experiments, which was as high as three thousand, with only two failures.

Until the end of the experiment, Wen Huai did not see Tong Zhenyuan. After asking Xu Youjing, he found out that the old man did not want to see them and had hidden himself.

"Tong Lao was already pushing himself to develop it before the market launch date, but the result was... no wonder he was angry."

Xu Youjing started the car and the sound came with the engine.

"The fact that L3 is not used in the 'Wing' does not mean that the pinnacle has been abandoned. Instead, it will be used in the next new energy vehicle to be launched."

Wen Huai felt something was wrong: "So what we just saw was the most crucial technology for the next peak?"

"Um."

As the car passed through the gate, Xu Youjing didn't notice her unusual behavior. "Right now, Peak's Sui Jianwen is unreliable, Li Qicheng's stance is shaky, and people like Wang Hua, Tian, ​​and Tan Ming are guarding their own niche, afraid to break through. As for Old Tong, his health can't keep up, and even at the testing ground, he wouldn't last more than a few years. If this continues, Peak won't get far if it relies on tradition without the infusion of new blood and the leadership of those who truly understand it."

She understood the implication of his words, "But aren't you at your peak?"

"I'm useless." He wasn't timid at all. "After all, I'm a temporary appointment, and I'm responsible for the final resolution of the current problems facing Peak. The overall direction is still wrong."

"Although Dongyang's data is similar to our initial data, the experimental data and safety factor of a vehicle purchased at the first time are close to those of fully automated vehicles."

"L2 is certainly safe for the public, but if we want to make a breakthrough, we have to make a breakthrough in data." Xu Youjing recalled the scene at the meeting where everyone opposed full automation and shook his head. "What's lacking at the top is courageous people."

The words fell silent, but left a deep scar on Wen Huai's heart.

She didn't speak for a long time, thinking seriously about his words.

Having worked at Peak for so long, she knew clearly the pros and cons of Peak. Now, after hearing Xu Youjing reveal everything so openly, she felt more or less uncomfortable.

But she knew he was right.

At the beginning, the company had Sui Censhan, who was capable, had a long-term vision, and was determined to make breakthroughs, but his technical capabilities could not keep up.

Now, Tong Zhenyuan has finally reduced the L3 error to below 0.015%, but the leader has left.

Wen Huai felt depressed and looked towards the front of the car.

The color of the night replaces the orange-red sky, and the whole blue is melancholy and cold.

It was like a cup of clear spring water suspended in the distance. No one in the quagmire dared to move forward to touch the unreachable life-saving source.

Wen Huai didn't know if it was because she had just rolled up the car window, but she felt a little cold. She raised her hand to touch her arm, and when she touched her watch, she remembered something.

Seeing that they were almost home, she endured it and didn't ask him until she entered the house: "Haven't you been sleeping in your room recently?"

Xu Youjing was changing his shoes and said, "Yes."

"Then you didn't see anything?"

"What?"

Seeing that he really didn't know, Wen Huai thought that maybe Aunt Ping threw it away when she was cleaning the room.

Without caring about the smile that Xu Youjing couldn't help but smile, he turned around and ran upstairs.

"Wait a minute."

Wen Huai didn't stop, so Xu Youjing had to keep up.

Aunt Ping came out after hearing the noise and saw two people running upstairs one after the other.

What is this for?

Then she thought of something, said "Oh no", wiped her hands and walked back.

Young people nowadays are still too impatient.

...

"Slow down."

Wen Huai ignored Xu Youjing's words, and didn't care about trespassing. She pushed open the door to the guest bedroom, and sure enough, she didn't see the square box in the cabinet next to the door.

As he was rushing out, he was bumped into by Xu Youjing who was chasing him.

"I have to ask Aunt Ping."

Xu Youjing stopped her and said, "It's not lost."

"you--"

"Sorry, I thought you were asking me where I was sleeping..." Xu Youjing coughed, "I didn't react."

He held her wrist and walked inside, "I put the cufflinks you gave me here."

The lights in the cloakroom were turned on, and a row of gleaming drawers were pulled out. Neatly arranged square boxes were tightly stuck to the frame, filled with cufflinks of various styles. Wen Huai immediately spotted the most eye-catching one.

Because it is higher than the other layers, the box is pressing on the box of a certain rose transparent cufflinks.

"I didn't get a chance to thank you."

Xu Youjing felt a little warm as he held her wrist, and a sudden surge of nervousness made him feel awkward.

"And, I like it."

Wen Huai's voice was muffled: "Why did you put it on top? It's very cheap compared to these things you have, you——"

"That's just their price tag, it doesn't matter."

"This one is priceless."

Wen Huai didn't dare look at him, suppressing his emotions: "Are you stupid?"

“I’m just doing what I want to do.”

The room was quiet, and his voice was resounding, creating deep pits one after another in her beating heart.

Xu Youjing lowered his palm, which was holding her wrist, and looked at Wen Huai's profile. Tentatively, he put his hand into her palm.

"Ahuai."

"Even though you already know it, I want to say it again."

"I like you."

I tried hard not to blink, but my eyelashes were finally startled by the rustling sound of leaves outside the window and trembled.

A teardrop fell down.

In a clear and magnetic voice, he said with some self-mockery: "This is the first time I like someone. I'm a bit stupid and not very good at pursuing her——"

"You don't have to chase me."

Wen Huai finally turned around and hugged his waist.

He wanted to move, but she wouldn't let him.

Not wanting him to see her crying, Wen Huai closed his arms and hugged her tightly.

She leaned on his chest, listening to the strong roar in Xu Youjing's chest, and felt that side of her ear was very hot.

“I was already at the finish line.”

There was a moment of silence, and then I felt a vibration in my ears.

Xu Youjing was smiling.

"This is not the end," he said.

"Um?"

She raised her face.

“It’s the starting point.”

Xu Youjing raised his hand and gently stroked her cheek, wiping away her tears and speaking softly.

"Because I'm here."

Their eyes met, and the flame of restraint burned rapidly.

Eventually it spread like wildfire.

He leaned over, sucked on her parted red lips, and spoke incoherently:

"Now."

“It’s our starting point.”